Military Times has ranked Georgia Southern University first in the nation on the prestigious 2019 Best for Vets: Four-Year Colleges list.
Newly admitted and prospective students and their families can gain insights into what campus life is like at Georgia Southern University during upcoming Eagle Previews, comprehensive admissions open-house events happening on the Statesboro, Armstrong and Liberty campuses.
Keith Belcher, Ph.D., professor and program coordinator of the Medical Laboratory Science program in the Waters College of Health Professions has been awarded a $2,500 Laboratory Science Program Director Educational Grant by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
Anthropology professor M. Jared Wood, Ph.D., has a passion for archeology and preservation, and he will play a large role in the preservation of historic resources in Georgia as a member of the Georgia National Register Review Board for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Wood was appointed to the board in July.
Tim Kintzinger, D.M.A., a music professor on the Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus, will go back to his roots when he performs “Standards” on the trumpet on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 in the Carol A. Carter Recital Hall on the Statesboro Campus and on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Armstrong Campus.
Brazil, France, India, Japan, the United Kingdom and many other countries will be represented in Statesboro on October 27 at the 13th annual International Festival. International students from the Georgia Southern University Global Ambassadors Program will help local elementary, middle and high school students set up booths for the festival, which will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mill Creek Regional Park.
Georgia Southern University College of Education alumnus Jeff Kelly, Ed.D. (‘96), who earned a bachelor’s in middle grades education from the University, was named a 2018 National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Outstanding Middle Level Assistant Principal of the Year.

The call for proposals is open for the 18th annual National Cross-Cultural Counseling and Education Conference for Research, Action and Change. The conference will be held at the Georgia Tech Savannah Campus, Feb. 8-9 in Savannah.
Two Eagle Educators have been named the top assistant principals of middle and high schools across the state by the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals (GASSP), which annually recognizes outstanding assistant principals from secondary schools.
Students in the pre-licensure Bachelor of Nursing program on Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro Campus had the opportunity to gain real-world experience to care for dementia patients by participating in an experiential simulation called the Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT).